1. Cheon Soo-yeon, better known by the stage name Song Ji-hyo, is a South Korean actress and model.
42 Facts About Song Ji-hyo
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Song Ji-hyo was a cover model for Kiki Magazine before she made her acting debut in the feature film Wishing Stairs, the third installment in the Whispering Corridors film series.
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Song Ji-hyo made her television debut in the romantic comedy Princess Hours and the historical Jumong.
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Song Ji-hyo was born as Cheon Seong-im on August 15,1981, in Pohang, South Korea.
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Song Ji-hyo has a younger sister and a younger brother, Cheon Seong-moon, an actor.
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Song Ji-hyo dreamed of becoming an actress during her high school years after watching Park Shin-yang in the 1998 South Korean film, Promise.
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Song Ji-hyo graduated with a degree in tax accounting from Kyungmoon University.
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Song Ji-hyo chose "Song Ji-hyo" as her stage name because she was inspired by the two famous actors Song Seung-heon and Song Hye-kyo, both main protagonists of Autumn in My Heart.
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Song Ji-hyo then appeared in the music videos of Lee Soo-young's "And I Love You" and JTL's "Just Say Goodbye".
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Song Ji-hyo made a cameo appearance in the television series Age of Innocence.
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Song Ji-hyo made her feature film debut in Wishing Stairs, the third installment of the horror Whispering Corridors film series, after beating out 3000 actors in an audition.
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Song Ji-hyo starred in the crime thriller Some, where she played a reporter.
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Song Ji-hyo made her television debut in the romantic comedy, Princess Hours, where she played a ballet dancer who dreams to be a ballerina.
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Song Ji-hyo experienced a rise in popularity and was nominated for Best New Actress in the TV category at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards for her performance.
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Song Ji-hyo co-hosted SBS' music show Inkigayo, with Heechul of Super Junior from November 11,2007, to May 4,2008.
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Song Ji-hyo then portrayed the role of Queen in Yoo Ha's film A Frozen Flower, alongside Jo In-sung and Joo Jin-mo.
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Song Ji-hyo has been a member of the urban action variety show Running Man since 2010.
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Song Ji-hyo was requested to join by PD Kim Joo-hyung or known as Myeok PD, whom she worked with while hosting Inkigayo.
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Song Ji-hyo appeared in the show as a guest from episode 2 to episode 5 then became a regular member in episode 6.
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Song Ji-hyo reunited with Jumong co-star Song Il-gook in the police procedural television series Detectives in Trouble where she played a role as a reporter.
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Song Ji-hyo then co-starred alongside Kim Jae-joong of JYJ in the action comedy Code Name: Jackal where she played a clumsy assassin.
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Song Ji-hyo starred opposite Lee Dong-wook as a royal nurse in the historical television series The Fugitive of Joseon.
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Song Ji-hyo took on the leading role in the medical romantic comedy television series Emergency Couple co-starring Choi Jin-hyuk, playing a divorced medical intern who encounters her ex-husband of an ugly divorce at an emergency room.
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In 2015, Song Ji-hyo starred in the romantic comedy series Ex-Girlfriends' Club opposite Byun Yo-han as a film producer.
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Song Ji-hyo featured and appeared in Taiwanese singer and actor Kenji Wu's music video "You Are So Cute".
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In 2016, Song Ji-hyo was cast alongside Taiwanese actor Chen Bolin in the reality variety show We Are In Love, the Chinese version of We Got Married.
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Song Ji-hyo then starred in two Chinese films, the romantic drama 708090 opposite Kenji Wu and the action comedy Super Express.
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Song Ji-hyo then made her small-screen comeback, starring in the remake of a Japanese television series Listen to Love co-starring Lee Sun-kyun.
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Song Ji-hyo next starred in the web series 29gram and acted in the one-act drama Chief B and the Love Letter co-starring Jo Woo-jin.
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Song Ji-hyo produced and launched her first own reality program I Am Jyo Unnie in December 2017.
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In 2018, Song Ji-hyo starred in the romantic comedy film What a Man Wants alongside Lee Sung-min, Shin Ha-kyun, and Lee El.
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Song Ji-hyo co-hosted beauty program Song Ji Hyo's Beautiful Life and a reality program Pajama Friends.
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Song Ji-hyo then starred in the action thriller film Unstoppable alongside Ma Dong-seok.
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In 2019, Song Ji-hyo was cast in the mystery thriller film Intruder alongside Kim Mu-yeol.
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On February 2,2021, Song Ji-hyo was confirmed as the female lead for TVING web series The Witch's Diner which premiered in 2021.
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In October 2022, Song Ji-hyo signed with Uzurocks Entertainment, she terminated her contract due to a delay in payment in April 2023.
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On May 2,2017, Song Ji-hyo was selected as the muse for Shinsegae's premium cosmetic brand, Vidivici.
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On December 13,2021, Song Ji-hyo was announced as an endorsement model for Nexus Pharma's Glutanex in Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines.
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Song Ji-hyo took first place in five questions: Famous Korean Person I Want to Meet in Person, Korean Figure Who Represents Technological Korea, Korean Figure Who Most Close Resembles My Type, Korean Figure Who Represents Quality Korean Products, and Korean Figure Who Reminds Me of Korean Products I Want To Buy.
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Song Ji-hyo was selected as the best Hallyu star in Southeast Asia.
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Song Ji-hyo have been cited as a role model for volleyball athlete Sara Hong, actress Park Eun-woo, actress Seo Jin-young, and Japanese model's Sato Moeka.
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In 2021, Song Ji-hyo was selected as one of the 200 actors to feature in the Korean actors 200 campaign, run by the Korean Film Council.